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Hkalam Samson, chairman of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), (Right). Screenshot: White House Video
September 10, 2019
It is indeed a welcome move from the part of military or Tatmadaw to withdraw its lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverend Hkalam...
September 10, 2019
Less than a month after carrying out a series of attacks on the Burma Army that triggered a major escalation of the conflict in northern Shan State,...
September 10, 2019
The Burma Army has dropped its charges against Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson, the chairman of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), after earlier accusing...
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September 9, 2019
A 17-year-old boy drowned in Taunggyi on Wednesday after falling into an overflowing canal, becoming the second person in less than a month to lose...
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September 9, 2019
A senior United Nations official in Burma has released a statement expressing grave concern about the ongoing conflict in northern Shan State, where...
September 9, 2019
A new pig farm being built in Karenni (Kayah) State’s Demoso Township with investment from a French company has some residents of the area worried...
September 9, 2019
Three alleged victims of human trafficking have reported a couple to police in Chin State’s Falam Township for operating an unlicensed foreign-...
September 9, 2019
Local people living near the Mawchi tungsten mine in Karenni (Kayah) State’s Hpasoung Township continue to work in areas designated as dangerous by...
September 9, 2019
As many as 12 wild elephants entered Laung Done village in northern Maungdaw Township on the night of 6 September. They ate about 400 banana plants...
September 9, 2019
Amyotha Hluttaw session on 5 September rejected the proposal urging the union government to draw up low-interest education loans for students who...
September 9, 2019
Three teenagers from Aung Daing village in Minbya Township stepped on a landmine while they were tending to their cattle near the village on the...
September 9, 2019
A Kachin activist who was found guilty earlier this week of violating Burma’s Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law has received an...